ABC: Congo Brownies

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I have a confession – love brownies.  Don’t like blondies.  I usually find them over-top too sweet.  So when I saw this choice from our ABC line up, I was not inspired at all.

Tom on the other hand got all excited and pump fisted the air yelling “FINALLY, something that is not cake – YES!”

Do you think he is trying to tell me something?

Yeah, I did not think so.

So, after all that hula-hoop performance by him, I could not say no to this, plus I been slacking on my participation with the group, I was boxed in.

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Mini Tomato Pies

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I have been meaning to make this recipe for quite some time.

But, it’s never been the “right” time.

I saw the recipe for it numerous time here

It was calling to me.  I had to make them.

If you read the original recipe, which was published by Martha Steward Living you will see that I took a shortcut, because her version makes Pate Brisee, which is the fancy, French way of making Pie Crust.

I used pre-made pie dough, which had been sitting in my refrigerator for the past week.

 

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Snap Thursday - Rufus Dufus

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I’m totally high jacking this idea. 

My main chica, Jenn over at Knitty Baker is celebrating her new camera and got the bright idea of designating Thursdays as the day of documenting via photos what she find interesting, and amusing and all with a click of her camera.

Insert thought here :::GREAT IDEA, I should have thought of that!:::

But, I did not, so I asked her if I could totally join her and she totally agreed… so here is my first snap Thursday.

I give you our 190-pound baby of the house – Rufus.

Yes, ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY POUNDS - he weights 30 pounds more than me!  He is basically a walking human with fur and four legs.

We adore him.  Because, he scares people away, but he has the biggest baby heart you can ever imagine.  In his mind he is still a puppy and acts like one.

In this picture he is patrolling our front porch, while I was yelling for him to “stay in place!” - Fun times!